Hot Shots! Movie Review 1991

Another entry from "The Naked Gun" team of master movie parodists, this has lots of clever sight gags but the verbal humor often plummets to the ground. Spoofs "Top Gun" and similar gung-ho air corps adventures but doesn't forget other popular films including "Dances with Wolves" and "The Fabulous Baker Boys." Sheen is very funny as ace fighter pilot Sean "Topper" Harley who's to avenge the family honor. Great when you're in the mood for laughs that don't require thought.

Distribution

CBS/Fox Video, 1330 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019, Phone: (212)373-4800, Toll-free: 800-800-4369, Fax: (212)373-4803, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 83 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Satire & Parody, Military Comedy, Military: Air Force, Airborne, Top Grossing Films of 1991, Genre Spoofs

Screenplay

Pat Proft, Jim Abrahams

Cast

Charlie Sheen, Cary Elwes, Valeria Golino, Lloyd Bridges, Kevin Dunn, Jon Cryer, William O'Leary, Kristy Swanson, Efrem Zimbalist, Bill Irwin, Heidi Swedberg, Judith Kahan, Pat Proft

Cinematography

Bill Butler

Director

Jim Abrahams

Music

Sylvester Levay

Other

Charles Barkley, Bill Laimbeer

Producer

Bill Badalato, 20th Century-Fox